Electoral Commission Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Electoral Commission

Lord Rooker Excerpts
Tuesday 17th July 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Lord Young of Cookham
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I refer the noble Lord to paragraph 1.13 of the Electoral Commission’s report:

“No other person was under investigation by the Commission”.

Lord Rooker Portrait Lord Rooker (Lab)
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Does the Minister think that there is the slightest chance of the BBC giving a fair and balanced report of the Electoral Commission’s report?

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Lord Young of Cookham
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I have not had time to listen to the BBC and its report on the Electoral Commission. As the noble Lord knows better than anyone else, if he believes that the BBC has been guilty of any bias, there are procedures for making the relevant complaint.